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Received:05/08/2024
Revised:17/02/2025
Accepted:26/02/2025
DOI:10.59266/houjs.2025.540
EVWDFWThisstudyaimstoexploretheuseofadditivetransitionsinTheCallofthe
WildbyJackLondonandtheirVietnameseequivalents.Theresearchintendstoassistboth
HGDWRVDQGHDQHVLQDGGHVVLQKDHQHVHDWHGWRWDQVDWLQLQLQRGVRP
EnglishtoVietnamese.Thetransitionsareanalyzedthroughthetheoreticalframeworksof
HallidayandHassan(1976)andNguyenHongCon’s(2005)translationmethod.Thestudy
primarilyemploysqualitative,quantitative,anddescriptiveapproaches.Dataisgathered
on additive transitions along with two translation methods: word-for-word and addition.
Theanalysiscovers22additivetransitionsused1,555timesinJackLondon’snovel,with
translatorHoangHaVurendering09ofthesethroughomission.Thendingsareintended
toaidbothlecturersandstudentsinmasteringthemeaningsoftransitionsinEnglishand
exploringstrategiesfortranslatingtransitionwordsinliterarytexts.
.HRV:additivetransitions,Vietnameseequivalents,translationversion,literature,novel.
HanoiOpenUniversity
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rapidly occurring worldwide, with
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in connecting societies. Translation
is vital in overcoming linguistic and
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understanding across communities. This
connection,transcendingtimeandspace,
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and equivalence, which has become a
signicant topic in modern linguistics,
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Vietnam,suchasattheFacultyofEnglish
–HanoiOpenUniversity.Onerenowned
literarywork,KH&DRWKH:LGE-DFN
London,remainspopularnotonlybecause
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of language. A standout feature is the
eectiveuse of connective words,which
are essential in expressing ideas clearly,
concisely, and coherently. These words
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ideasaccessibleandenhancingtheoverall
readabilityofthenovel.
Theresearchndingsoftheproject
can become valuable reference materials
forresearchersandindividualsinterested
intheeldoftranslation.Theycanserve
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English language studies. The research
questions,therefore,areposedasfollows:
What are the semantic and syntactic
features of transitions in the novel
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What techniques does Hoang Ha Vu
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Vietnamese transitions in the novel KH
&DRWKH:LGbyJackLondon?
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Ghazala(2014)underscoresinterpretation
as an expertise comprising dierent sub-
skills, such as dialect capability, content
comprehension, and assistant aptitudes.
Lefevere(1992,2004b)seesinterpretation
as preparation for modifying, aected
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strategies. Bassnett and Lefevere (1998)
emphasize the signicance of culture
in interpretation, recognizing its part
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intercultural communication. Gentzler
(2008) contends that interpretation goes
past insignicant etymological transfer,
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anticipate the complete conservation of
thersttext’smagnicenceandmeaning.
Benjamin (1923) presents the idea of
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great beyond. From a phonetic point of
view,researcherslikeNida(1964,2004),
Newmark (2001), and Catford (1965)
classify interpretation based on extent,
levels,andpositions,displayingstrategies
suchasword-for-word,exacting,andfree
interpretation.
Buildingontherenementbetween
two sorts of interpretation units, words
and sentences. Nguyen (2005) proposes
a classicationstrategy forinterpretation
strategies, isolating them into word
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interpretation strategies. To oversee and
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sentence level, interpreters can utilize
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least dicult strategy sets up syntactic
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(fromlefttoright).
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dialect to the target dialect,guaranteeing
the target sentence is linguistically,
semantically,orlogicallysuitable.
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procedure includes either overlookingor
including words to abbreviate or extend
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fromthesourcetothetargetdialect.
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dialect (splitting), or dierent sentences
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language, depending on the needto pass
onmeaningorfashion.
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the basic contrasts between dialects,
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interpreters mayhaveto utilizeauxiliary
change methods. Thisinvolvesreplacing
the initial structure with an elective
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guaranteecommoninterpretation.
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dialect, frequently utilized to interpret
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expressionswithinthetargetdialect.
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HallidayandHasan(1976b)clarify
that moves are words or expressions
utilized to put through thoughts, making
adierenceinreadersmovingeasilyfrom
onenoteworthythoughttothefollowing.
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data, likenesses,orreferences,extending
thoughtsandadvertisingadvancedsubtle
elements or distinctive points of view.
Theyguaranteeasmoothstreamofdata,
permittingamoreprofoundinvestigation
fromdierentangles.
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placetolookatthesubject,awaytolookat
theobjectofstudy.Inthisresearchpaper,
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and logical.A system always consists of
elementsthataredividedintohierarchies,
characterized by relative, relative but
interactive,goalsthatrepresenttheoverall
goal. In this study, there are 54 additive
transitionslisted.
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always exist in two qualitative and
quantitative forms. In addition, the
subjectofthesurveyshouldbeconsidered
from both qualitative and quantitative
perspectives. In certain cases, access to
quantitative information is not possible.
Therefore, the qualitative information
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in this study. By listing the additive
transitions in “The Call of the Wild” by
JackLondon,thedataforthenalgoalis
tobeawareofthequalitativenatureofthe
subject.
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intwoshapes.Theseareconjunctionsthat
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anyothercomplementarycomponents.
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conjunctions.Inthisshape,theword‘and’
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1427 times. The word ‘like’ shows up
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andatthestart5times.Thewords‘thus’
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sentence’scenter4times.
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conjunctions, with 12 complex
conjunctions. The expression ‘neither ...
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sentence10times.‘Either...or’and‘such
DVDFKVKRSLKLQKFQURK
sentence3times,while‘infact’showsup
at the start of the sentence 4 times. The
state‘notasitwere...but’showsupboth
D K VDU DQ LKLQ K PLO R K
sentence. The remaining words show up
once.
Hence, basic conjunctions, which
have a place in the gathering of added
substanceconnectingwords,areutilized

 LPV LKLQ K FQU R K
sentence and 154 times at the start. In
the interim, compound conjunctions
VKRSLPVLKLQKFQURK
sentence and 9 times at the beginning.
8QUQDK PD E D QL JUL DEO
RKVQDFLFRUNRDVEVDQF
connectingwords.
Table1:Syntacticfunctionsofadditivetransitions
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Additive
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1.and   1.either…or 
2.beside(s)   2.neither…nor
3.indeed  3.notonly...but  
4.further   4.aswell 
5.including  5.inadditiontothis 
6.like   6.infact 
7.especially  7.ontheotherhand 
8.considering  8.suchas 
9.concerning  9.inparticular
10.thus   10.forinstance 
11.asfor 
12.thefactthat 
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 KDDFWHLVWLFV RI HPDQWLF
IQFWLRQV
7KDEOQUQDKVKRVKDK
DVEVDQFFRQQFLQJRUV
substance)areisolatedintofourbunches:
expansion, presentation, reference, and
distinguishing proof. Among them, the
conjunction “and” is utilized as often
as possible, showing up 1,555 times
within the work. When deciphered into
Vietnamese, this conjunction holds its
meaning (và) 245 times, is decoded
with a diverse meaning 177 times, and
isn’t deciphered 195 times. Themoment
PRV RQ LOL FRQQFLRQ LKLQ
the workis“like,”showing up69 times,
DQ L LV QDUO FRQLQRVO KO LQ LV
QLT PDQLQJ KQ LQUSU LQR
Vietnamese. The remaining conjunctions
DU LOL OVV UJODUO DQ KRO KLU
meaningwheninterpretedinVietnamese.
Table2:Semanticfunctionsofadditivetransitions
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either…or
neither…nor 
notonly...but
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beside(s)
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RQKRKUKDQ
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FRQFUQLQJ
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Identication KV
7RWDO     
 KDDFWHLVWLFV RI 3DPDWLF
IQFWLRQV
Theinterpreter,HoangHaVu,when
FLSKULQJ(QJOLVKVQQFVFRQDLQLQJ
connectingwordsintoVietnamese,makes
FUDLQFKDQJVRKVQQFVUFU
 &KDQLQ WKH PHDQLQ R
DGGLWLHWDQVLWLRQV
Q (QJOLVK VQQF FRQDLQLQJ
additive transitions was interpreted into
two or three sentences in Vietnamese,
with the connecting words having their
implications changed. In the case of
added substance connecting words, the
interpreter used “and” to interpret the
work. According to measurements, 39
(QJOLVK VQQFV U FKDQJ E K
LQUSUUURPDVLQJO(QJOLVKVQQF
intotwoorthreeVietnamesesentences.
Example1:Ontheotherhand,there
werethefoxterriers,ascoreofthematleast,
KROSDUOSURPLVVD7RRVDQ
Ysabel,lookingoutofthewindowsatthem
DQ SURF E D OJLRQ R KRVPDLV
DUPLKEURRPVDQmops.
(lines9-11,page4,chapter1)
(Ngoira cònc bọn ch sục co
na, ít nhất cũng phải hai chục con.
Chúng thường sa nhặng ln dọa Toots
vớiYsabellúchaiconnynhòmrangoi
cửa,vmtbinhđonhầugivũtrang
bichổiFQcylau.)
Example2:Hehadneverseendogs
ght as these wolsh creatures fought,
DQ his rst experience taught him an
unforgettablelesson.
LQHSDHKDSWH
(Buckcũngchưabaogiờchứngkiến
đồngloạimnhcnxénhauhunghãnnhư
đấy.Thếnên,ngaylầnđầutintnmt
quanst,nlptứccngaychomnhmt
bihọcnhớđời.
4.3.2.Omittingadditivetransitions
URPDQ(QJOLVKVQQFFRQDLQLQJ
additive transitions, when deciphered
into Vietnamese, it was rendered as 2
RU  VQQFV LK K FOVLRQ R K
additivetransitions.
Withinthecaseofaddedsubstance
additivetransitions,48Englishsentences
LKLQKRUNUFLSKULKR
theadditivetransitionscarryingovertheir
meaning into Vietnamese.Among them,
“and”accountsfor44sentences;“neither...
nor” for one sentence; “encourage” for
onesentence;“suchas”foronesentence;
and“like”foronesentence.
Example 1: He could eatanything,
nomatterhowloathsomeorindigestible,
DQGonceeaten,thejuicesofhisstomach